Canada is turning away from the US, and Mexico may be next. The US still does not grasp that as Europe and China expand trade and influence with its key partners, a timer toward economic irrelevance is set. The consequence will be higher prices at the US dinner table and a food supply kill switch.

He had multiple opportunities to prevent this and deliberately pissed them away.

Judge demands response after lawmakers accuse DOJ of dragging feet with Epstein files Meanwhile, another federal judge is urging prosecutors to prioritize more pressing cases. “Epstein is dead,” she said Tuesday.

Judge demands response after Khanna and Massie accuse DOJ of dragging feet with Epstein files. The DOJ has until Friday to respond.
www.courthousenews.com/judge-demand...

Joe Rogan is telling his millions of listeners the Trump admin is acting like Nazis.

Shawn Ryan is telling his millions of listeners the White House is actively protecting pedophiles.

Meanwhile, the paid GOP shills on Twitter want you to believe Trump is as popular as ever.

If Ike Turner married Brian Cant, divorced him to marry David Icke, remarried Cant, then Icke, then Cant, divorced him to marry Seb Stan, divorced him to marry Moritz Leu, divorced him to marry Dharmander Singh then settled down with Raugi Yu he’d be Ike Cant Icke Cant Icke Cant Stan Leu Singh Yu.

This is the same playbook Trump used with banks & other investors for decades. Get them so deep into your mess that they end up even worse if they allow you to fail. So he argues they have to stick with him or everything will fall apart and be a disaster. Too leveraged to fail.

Looks like Trump is doing a little resume-building.

Submitted without a comment to his Truth Social a little after 8 PM ET on Sunday night, the president posted a screen grab of what looks like his Wikipedia page, but directly under his official photo is the title, “Acting President of Venezuela.”

NEWS: The NY Times reports that the Trump regime has opened a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, escalating Trump’s effort to punish an independent central bank for refusing to bend to his political demands. The probe was approved by Trump stooge Jeanine Pirro.

How embarrassing

By now my house is usually decorated for Christmas and I enjoy doing it. This year I can’t muster it. I just don’t feel like it matches reality. Today was nonstop jaw-dropping bad news. Except it’s also not surprising somehow. Which is why it feels so hopeless, I guess. Some things are too far gone.

Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored

HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:

Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.

The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

Belbek is no longer secure.

Ukrainian Forces struck two Su-27 fighter jets at Belbek Air Base near Sevastopol, Crimea, using kamikaze drones. Earlier this week, Ukraine had already degraded the base’s air defenses, leaving it exposed.

Where's your book on dementia Donnie?

Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.

Elise Stefanik drops out of the Governor race and won’t run for reelection in the house! If Trump is so innocent, why are the rats jumping ship?

Reading this feels like being yelled at by a calculator having a stroke.

Indiana Republicans Unveil Map to Eliminate Both Dem Congressional Seats Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: Republicans in Indiana’s State House released a draft congressional map that could eliminate two districts that are currently held by Democrats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Thank you all 🙏🏻

"A cartoon, titled "Quiet Piggy" by Steve Nease, depicts a Canadian beaver character applying duct tape over the mouth of a man identified as U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra. The beaver is holding a roll of tape and saying "Quiet Piggy," while the ambassador is holding a paper labeled "Anti-Canada Rhetoric". The cartoon is a political commentary on U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, and his undiplomatic comments regarding Canada."

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Pete Hagueseth

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Another win against Trump!

Rachel Campos-Duffy, a working mother, promoted the antisemitic conspiracy theory 'Cultural Marxism' when she compared feminism to communism while interviewing Isabel Brown, another working mother. I'd bet Campos-Duffy makes more money than her husband does right now.

Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"

Mark Kelly: "It seems to."

Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"

Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."

🔥 Kremlin’s dictator just signed Russia’s 2026 budget with some grim highlights: 40% for the military, police, and FSB—the largest spike since Soviet times. 📉 Meanwhile, they’re hiking taxes and adding a “tech fee” on gadgets, while slashing funds for schools and hospitals to fuel their war machine.

After a long hectic few days, Blue is ready for a nap while I prepare to argue in the Supreme Court.💙